Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.5° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 12AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (15 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
324
301
297
288
328
361
370
396
407
355
290
249
243
192
165
125
125
125
96
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:38PM1.93m
9:00AM1.77m
9:26PM1.87m
9:49AM1.76m
Low Tide
2:09PM0.11m
2:50AM0.15m
3:02PM0.12m
3:39AM0.11m
3:52PM0.14m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
13
13
14
16
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
8
7
Feels °C
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
11
9
3
0
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